SAGINAW, MI — Gavyn C.L. Edlinger says he was moving up the managerial ladder at his job, until a video of him confronting a women he suspected of shoplifting Febreze surfaced and went viral.

Family Dollar, 3220 Sheridan in Saginaw.Bob Johnson | MLive.com

Edlinger, this week, learned the video cost him his job. But it gained him an interview with the entertainment media company TMZ.

The 32-year-old was recorded by an onlooker as he argued with the woman in a car parked outside Family Dollar, 3220 Sheridan in Saginaw.

The video includes strong language and a moment when Edlinger sprays air freshener at one of the women. A YouTube video has been set to private, but World Star Hip Hop also has the video posted.

Editor's note: The video below contains language that will be considered offensive to some readers.

The Saginaw News could not reach the store's district manager for comment.

Edlinger said prior to the video being taken, there were two women in the parking lot who some customers complained were panhandling and trying to sell a purse. He said he approached them when one asked for a lighter for her cigarette.

"She was pregnant," he said. "So I didn't even think about giving her one. They came in the store. They wasn't buying anything, so we were watching them."

Edlinger said he asked them to leave.

"They went next door to the grocery store next door trying to sell a purse," he said. "We have a good relationship with (the store). They told us that two girls were trying to sell a purse that was filled with a bunch of stuff they believed was stolen from us."

Police were called but didn't show up, Edlinger said.

"They were leaving and I was told to get a license plate number," he said.

Officials at Saginaw County Central Dispatch said they did not have a record of a call for assistance from the Family Dollar address.

Edlinger said a car pulled into the parking lot to pick up the women, and he was trying to get a picture of the license plate when the confrontation started.

While Edlinger was talking to one of the women, a passenger began to curse at her, telling her to drive off. That's when things grew heated.